AA Grapevine
This collection includes the AA Grapevine Magazines. These are great gifts to give to Sponsors, Sponsees, and friends in celebration of a sobriety anniversary!
The Grapevine was created by six AA members in the New York area — four women and two men. With the blessings of AA's co-founder Bill W., they published the first issue in June 1944, just nine years after the founding of AA. A copy of that first issue was sent to every AA group — about 300 at the time — and to all known AA members in the armed services overseas. An entire page with the heading, "Mail Call for All AAs in the Armed Forces," was devoted to letters from these members, who began calling the Grapevine their "meeting in print." The title stuck, and today the Grapevine and La Viña carry it on their covers.
At the heart of the early Grapevines, then as now, were first-person stories. There were also news and notes on current happenings at the Central Office, plus reports of the explosion of new groups in North America and around the world. In addition to AA news, there were book reviews and magazine reprints and pieces written by non-AAs, including some well-known literary figures. Discussed were such burning topics of the day as the place of women in AA, returning veterans, and cross-addiction.
By the fourth issue, the magazine began printing this description of itself under the masthead:
A monthly Journal devoted to those seeking further knowledge on the problem of alcoholism, in the hope that it may prove a unifying bond to all alcoholics everywhere. Individual opinions expressed here are not, necessarily, those of AA as a whole.
The AA Grapevine was in fact appealing to "alcoholics everywhere" and in 1945, at the request of the groups, it became the national journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Four years later, when the Grapevine's readership had expanded to include members in Canada and Europe, the designation was changed to the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Later issues of the Grapevine reported on important developments in the growth of the Fellowship, worldwide, such as the birth of the General Service Structure, World Service Meetings, and the publication of the Third and Fourth editions of the Big Book. The history of the Grapevine is the history of the growth of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1986, the General Service Conference reaffirmed the magazine's place in AA with an advisory action that recognized it as the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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AA Grapevine from February 1955
Original price $80 - Original price $80Original price$80$80 - $80Current price $80This is the February 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”’54 Roundup”, “Sponsorship”, “Education of a Drink”, and mu...
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AA Grapevine from October 1956 - Tranquilizers
Original price $60 - Original price $60Original price$60$60 - $60Current price $60This is the October 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Stop-Look-Listen”, “Tranquilizers”, “The Worst Disappointmen...
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AA Grapevine from August 1956 - How About A Group Inventory?
Original price $85 - Original price $85Original price$85$85 - $85Current price $85This is the August 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. The cover titles this as “A Milestone Issue”. This issue features the article “How About A Grou...
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AA Grapevine from July 1956
Original price $75 - Original price $75Original price$75$75 - $75Current price $75This is the July 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”When I First Joined AA”, “In all Our Affairs”, “What’s Your Exc...
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AA Grapevine from June 1956
Original price $75 - Original price $75Original price$75$75 - $75Current price $75This is the June 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Happiness is not Necessary for Sobriety”, “What’s Your Excuse”,...
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AA Grapevine from May 1956
Original price $75 - Original price $75Original price$75$75 - $75Current price $75This is the May 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Is Sobriety Progressive?”, “Twelve Questions”, “The Birthday Pla...
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AA Grapevine from April 1956 - Serenity Prayer
Original price $100 - Original price $100Original price$100$100 - $100Current price $100This is the April 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine with the Serenity Prayer on the front cover. This issue features the articles ”Twelve Steps aand ...
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AA Grapevine from March 1956
Original price $75 - Original price $75Original price$75$75 - $75Current price $75This is the March 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Killed Any Dragons Lately?”, “Friends Everywhere”, “Drinking i...
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AA Grapevine from February 1956
Original price $75 - Original price $75Original price$75$75 - $75Current price $75This is the February 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Helping Hands”, “AA on Toast”, “We Too Are Alcoholics”, and...
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AA Grapevine from January 1956
Original price $60 - Original price $60Original price$60$60 - $60Current price $60This is the January 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”New Year’s and the Perennial Beginner”, “Crisis in Belgium”,...
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AA Grapevine from November 1955
Original price $65 - Original price $65Original price$65$65 - $65Current price $65This is the November 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Thanksgiving Time” by Bill W, “The Day Willie Slipped”, “In...
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AA Grapevine October 1955 - The Spiritual Angle of AA by Sam Shoemaker
Original price $90 - Original price $90Original price$90$90 - $90Current price $90This is the October 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Spiritual Angle of AA” by Sam Shoemaker, “Writer’s Cramp...
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AA Grapevine - Convention Highlights - August 1955
Original price $135 - Original price $135Original price$135$135 - $135Current price $135This is the August 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features several articles that tell different stories about the 1955 AA Internationa...
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AA Grapevine - 1955 International Convention Program - June 1955
Original price $150 - Original price $150Original price$150$150 - $150Current price $150This is the June 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes the program for the 1955 AA International Convention in St. Louis. This issue...
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AA Grapevine from May 1955
Original price $100 - Original price $100Original price$100$100 - $100Current price $100This is the May 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”How AA’s World Services Grew ... Part 1” by Bill. This Grapevine...
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AA Grapevine from April 1955
Original price $125 - Original price $125Original price$125$125 - $125Current price $125This is the April 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Please Send Miracle At Once”, “The Significance of St. Louis b...
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AA Grapevine from January 1955
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the January 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article ”Why Alcoholics Anonymous is Anonymous” by Bill. This Grapevin...
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AA Grapevine from December 1954
Original price $125 - Original price $125Original price$125$125 - $125Current price $125This is the December 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “A Christmas Message from Lois and Bill”, “Home For Christma...
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AA Grapevine from November 1954
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the November 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “A Thanksgiving Message from Bill”, “There is No Past Tense ...
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AA Grapevine from October 1954
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the October 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The First Chance”, “Magna Charta for Alcoholics”, “Doing ver...
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AA Grapevine from September 1954
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the September 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”People in Glass Houses”, “AA Profaners”, “Growing With AA”...
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AA Grapevine from August 1954 - Hospitals and Prisons
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the August 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Twelve Steps and the Older Member”, “Case History of a Dr...
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AA Grapevine from April 1954
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the April 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Education for Privacy”, “High Bottom Alcoholics”, “Minutes if ...
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AA Grapevine from March 1954 - Conversion As A Psychological Phenomenon
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the March 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Conversion as a Psychological Phenomenon” by Harry Tiebout, “T...
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AA Grapevine from February 1954
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the February 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Another Fragment of History by Bill”, The Treatment of Alco...
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AA Grapevine - September 1953 - Surrender vs Compliance by Harry Tiebout
Original price $120 - Original price $120Original price$120$120 - $120Current price $120This is the September 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article ”Surrender versus Compliance in Therapy” by Dr. Harry Tiebou...
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AA Grapevine - August 1953 - Family Circle by Lois W
Original price $120 - Original price $120Original price$120$120 - $120Current price $120This is the August 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the section ”Family Circle” with an article by Lois W. Also included are th...
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AA Grapevine from July 1953 - A Fragment of History by Bill
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AA Grapevine from June 1953
Original price $120 - Original price $120Original price$120$120 - $120Current price $120This is the June 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”Third General Service Conference of AA”, “Not All Cows are Purple”, and much...
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AA Grapevine from May 1953
Original price $120 - Original price $120Original price$120$120 - $120Current price $120This is the May 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Group Problems and Growing Pains”, “Twelfth Step Work IS AA”, an...
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AA Grapevine from April 1953
Original price $125 - Original price $125Original price$125$125 - $125Current price $125This is the April 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”AA Circles The Globe”, “Tradition Twelve by Bill”, and much more. This Grap...
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AA Grapevine from March 1953
Original price $125 - Original price $125Original price$125$125 - $125Current price $125This is the March 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”From a Dublin Diary”, “Tradition Eleven by Bill”, and much more. This Grape...
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AA Grapevine from January 1953 - Milestone Report
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AA Grapevine from December 1952
Original price $115 - Original price $115Original price$115$115 - $115Current price $115This is the December 1952 issue of the AA Grapevine featuring the articles “Everyday is Christmas”, “Tradition Eight by Bill”, and much more. This ...
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AA Grapevine from November 1952 - Tradition Seven
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AA Grapevine from October 1952 - Tradition Six
Original price $125 - Original price $125Original price$125$125 - $125Current price $125This is the October 1952 issue of the AA Grapevine featuring the articles “Indiana Fellowship of Alcoholic Prisoners”, “Tradition Six by Bill”, and...
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